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Magazine Special 2012: Column: Magazines are here to stay

Magazine Special 2012: Column: Magazines are here to stay

0 / April 21, 2012 1:33 PM

Every time I pass a newsstand or flip through the pages of a magazine, my mind raises the same question. Are they nearing extinction? Is the print world on its way to being swept away by the digital age? And

Magazine Special 2012: Column: Do we have it in us?

Magazine Special 2012: Column: Do we have it in us?

0 / April 21, 2012 12:53 PM

It’s not for nothing that the world is called a global village. Every part is connected to every other part, thanks to technology. For instance, we all know what and how Obama said or, the drama unfolded in our living

Magazine Special 2012: Column: An extensive ad life

Magazine Special 2012: Column: An extensive ad life

0 / April 21, 2012 12:24 PM

Market demands for products – utility, luxury or otherwise though share a symbiotic relationship with the economic environment of the country and will rise and fall with times; one cannot deny the importance of communication whatever be the situation.  After

Magazine Special 2012: Column: Digital! A boon

Magazine Special 2012: Column: Digital! A boon

0 / April 20, 2012 1:54 PM

The Indian magazine industry has been facing tough times over the past few years as readership and revenues stagnate. Not surprisingly, the industry is facing even tougher questions from advertisers and media agencies when it comes to allocations of media

Magazine Special 2012: Column: Evolve and reboot

Magazine Special 2012: Column: Evolve and reboot

0 / April 20, 2012 1:43 PM

Rewind to 22 years ago – privately-run satellite television started India’s media technology revolution in real terms. Mobile services entered as late as 1994 and connectivity being low and select, ensured penetration was minimal too. Even though present day broadband

Getting your brand ready for the Facebook Brand Timeline

Getting your brand ready for the Facebook Brand Timeline

6 / April 19, 2012 6:35 AM

If you haven’t already heard, Facebook announced a complete shift of its brand pages to the new Timeline format last month. So everything you learnt about the brand pages over the years has changed as of 30th March 2012. Well

Is IPL 5 floundering?

Is IPL 5 floundering?

0 / April 16, 2012 10:09 AM

The ratings are out and officially it looks like India’s love affair with instant cricket is hitting rocky patches. Official figures indicate a more than 1TVR fall for first six matches of IPL over last IPL, and last IPL was

An open Nano letter to Mr Tata and Mr Mistry

An open Nano letter to Mr Tata and Mr Mistry

9 / March 20, 2012 8:22 AM

Dear Sirs, Thanks a lot for giving us the Nano 2012. It’s claimed to be a better version of the former – technically, aesthetically, and functionally. This new avatar has not been tagged as ‘the common man’s car’ or ‘the

The future of uncertainity

The future of uncertainity

0 / March 6, 2012 8:29 AM

On and off, I keep hearing conversations that the slowdown is back and 2012 will be another tough year. From the first signs or the way 2011 has ended, this may well be true. One cannot help but compare, what

Yuvraj Singh: The brand ambassador of hope and courage

Yuvraj Singh: The brand ambassador of hope and courage

5 / March 5, 2012 8:30 AM

“Jab tak balla chal raha hai, thaat hai. Jab balla nahin chalega to…” The insurance ad definitely connects with the audience. Yuvraj’s natural self: both in terms of expressing the reality of life and his resilient spirit, makes the ad